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The mistrial bid was sparked by a jury request Wednesday to re-watch video evidence, including drone footage that prosecutors used to try to undermine Rittenhouse’s self-defense claim and portray him as the instigator of the bloodshed in Kenosha in the summer of 2020.
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Kyle Rittenhouse’s attorneys asked the judge on Wednesday to declare a mistrial before the jury reaches a decision, saying the defense received an inferior copy of a key video from prosecutors.
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The jury at Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial deliberated a full day on Tuesday without reaching a verdict over whether he was the instigator in a night of bloodshed in Kenosha or a concerned citizen who came under attack while trying to protect property.
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About two hours into deliberations on the second day, jurors asked to view video presented at the trial and the judge said he would determine the procedures to allow that.
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As jurors began deliberating the Rittenhouse case Tuesday, a crowd slowly built outside the Kenosha County Courthouse. Jacob Blake, Jr.'s uncle and others held a rally to support the families of the two men Rittenhouse fatally shot, Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber, and the wounded man, Gaige Grosskreutz.
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University of Wisconsin Law School professor Ion Meyn breaks down why he thinks self-defense should be applied narrowly.
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From playing Jeopardy! and quoting Shakespeare to admonishing the lead prosecutor and dismissing a juror over possible bias, Judge Bruce Schroeder has repeatedly come under the spotlight.
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Prosecutors wrapped up more than a week of testimony at Kyle Rittenhouse’s homicide trial after calling more than a dozen witnesses — some appearing to help the defense more than the prosecution.
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Kyle Rittenhouse took the stand at his murder trial Wednesday and said he was under attack when he shot three men during a night of turbulent protests in Kenosha. “I didn’t do anything wrong. I defended myself,” he said.
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Opening statements were expected Tuesday in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, who shot three men, killing two of them and wounding the third, during a protest against police brutality in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year. Rittenhouse has argued he fired in self-defense after the men attacked him. Here’s a look at the charges.